German Pretzels – How to Make them from Scratch

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German Pretzels are popular all over the world. In German it is called Bretzel, Brezl, or Breze, in Bavaria/Austria Brezn, in Vienna Brezerl, in Swabia  Bretzle. Since the 14th century the Pretzel is the symbol of the German bakers guild. The most popular pretzel…

German Rolls or Brotchen Recipe

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There is no doubt – German Rolls or Brotchen (Brötchen or Semmeln in German) are the best. Here is a German recipe for German rolls. They are also called Semmeln, Schrippen or Weckle. This is the best recipe that you can find online. It…

Sweet German Milk Rolls – Authentic Recipe

In Germany we love rolls and especially the sweet German milk rolls. They taste so good just alone with butter or with cream cheese and a dot jam on top. I have found for you an authentic recipe for these kind of rolls. They…

German Bakery: Holiday Christmas Weckmann

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What is a Weckmann? The Weckmann out of yeast dough is a sweet bread that is also called “Stutenkerl, Grittibänz or Klausenmann”, baked especially in the holiday season from North to South. The following recipe is a universal recipe, and can be used for…

German Weckmann Sweet Bread Nikolaus

The German Weckmann Sweet Bread for St Martin’s Day is an old German tradition. Plural of a Weckmann would be Weckmänner, and there is no direct translation. It’s sweet bread formed to a Nikolaus type figure. In some regions the Weckmann is not a…

Original Friesland Sugar Bread

Let’s do an excursion to the North of Germany, to Friesland and it’s beautiful islands. We found a recipe the Friesland Sugar bread which is a sweet bread that is popular in this region of the North. The sugar bread has some sweet and…